Living Originalism

by Jack M. Balkin

Book Overview

Originalism and living constitutionalism, so often understood to be diametrically opposing views of our nation's founding document, are not in conflict--they are compatible. So argues Jack Balkin, one of the leading constitutional scholars of our time, in this long-awaited book. Step by step, Balkin gracefully outlines a constitutional theory that demonstrates why modern conceptions of civil rights and civil liberties, and the modern state's protection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674416929
• ISBN13: 9780674416925
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Belknap
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.4"